23/03/2022
DA rolls out fuel discount program
Agriculture Secretary William Dar launched the P500 million-worth Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk (FDFF) Program at the Subic Port in Zambales on March 21, 2022.
“Kayo po rito sa Subic at Zambales ay mapalad kasi dito po sa Luzon, dito natin ini-roll out, dito natin inumpisahan iyong pamimigay ng national government ng fuel discount card sa qualified na mga mangingisda at corn farmers,” Secretary Dar said.
The FDFF Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), created through the General Appropriations Act of 2022, aims to provide fuel discount vouchers to eligible farmers and fisherfolk who were severely affected by the rising prices of fuel.
This is one of the national government’s measures to mitigate the impact of the ongoing global economic challenges compounded by the Ukraine crisis.
“Tayo sa pangingisda at pagsasaka, tuloy-tuloy po dapat nating itaguyod at hindi dapat mahinto ang pangingisda at pagsasaka, dahil ang bansa ay nangangailangan ng sapat na pagkain. Itong panahon ng krisis, ipakita po natin na kaya nating buhayin ang Pilipinas. Pwede nating ipakita na mayroon tayong sapat na produksyon para sa ganun ay meron ding sapat na pagkain ang bawat Pilipino,” Secretary Dar said.
Full story at https://www.da.gov.ph/da-rolls-out-fuel-discount-program-worth-p500m-in-central-luzon/